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On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, Joseph P. McDonald manned the switchboard at Fort Shafter in Hawaii when he received the alarming message that radar had detected a large number of planes approaching from the north, heading fast for Oahu.
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An Edwardsville man is accused of pointing a gun at his ex-girlfriend and her daughter in a rage over a jacket left at her home.

Steven Paul Nelson, 34, of 9 Pugh St., is charged with three counts each of simple assault, reckless endangerment, making terroristic threats and harassment. He is also charged with one count each of possessing a concealed weapon without a license and disorderly conduct.

According to an affidavit filed by Plymouth Bororough police, officers were called to Denise Shaw’s home at 68 Blaire St. to a report of a domestic disturbance.

Shaw told police Nelson kept calling her about getting a jacket back and then showed up, pounding on the door. Shaw called a male friend, Jade Perillo, to come over, further enraging Nelson, according to police.
Police say Nelson threatened to kill Perillo, then ran to his Chevrolet pickup and reached for something, prompting Perillo to slam the door shut.

Shaw’s daughter, who was upstairs, told police she started screaming because Nelson pointed a gun at her through a window. Shaw and Perillo also told police Nelson had pointed a gun at them.

Officers found Nelson in his truck outside his home in Edwardsville. As police approached, Nelson ran inside his home and up the stairs as police knocked on the door and told him to come out. Police said Nelson was standing on the steps holding a .45-caliber Taurus in his hand. A .45-caliber Glock was at the bottom of the steps, police said.

Nelson initially refused to cooperate, but police convinced him to surrender.

While being booked, he told police he wished Perillo had followed him home so he could have put “six bullets to his body,” the affidavit says.

Magisterial District Judge John E. Hasay arraigned Nelson this morning and set his bail at $2,500. He was being held at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility.